Who am I and What is that Smell?

It is officially official; I spend way too much time on the Internets. I started off the year thinking that my introspective meanderings would shed some light on my mercurial fragrance collection, but no such luck. If anything, I find… Continue Reading

Only the Nose Knows For Sure

Why is it that the best laid plans always get shot to hell? I know; I’ve asked that question before. I was looking for something easy to review for today, and my nose took me on quite an unexpected sniffing… Continue Reading

Serge Overload

I had originally titled this essay “Serge Revisited”. I had no idea Patty was going to blog on the new L´eau scent. So, since I´ve got nothin´ else right now, we´ve gone from a revisit, to all Serge, two days… Continue Reading

Serenity Now

The past couple of weeks have been an all-out stressfest for many of us; even though I no longer live in the DC area, I feel for everyone dealing with the aftermath of “snowpocalypse” and all the resulting annoyances that… Continue Reading

Leslie Blodgett Perfume Diaries: Bare Skin

****There seem to be some technical gremlins at play; March is blaming a mating between Tubereuse Criminelle and Muscs Koublai Khan for wreaking havoc with the image uploading function. So, for a visual of the scent, please surf here.**** For… Continue Reading

Tom Ford Private Blend Purple Patchouli

When is patchouli not patchouli? When Tom Ford puts his name on the bottle. I´ve made no secret of my stormy relationship with patchouli, and I don´t think we’ll ever achieve the sort of détente that will allow me to… Continue Reading

Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Silver Factory

I´m staying true to my promise of introspection (and also filling in for Patty whilst she suns herself in warmer climes) by writing about one of my favourite Bond No. 9 concoctions, Andy Warhol Silver Factory. I am not what… Continue Reading